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l M. J. OFARRELL.

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APPLIGATION FILED JULY 1?', 190e.

PATENTED JULY 2. 1907.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907.

Appli-.wim filed July 13, 1906. Serial No. 326,148.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MTCHAEL lor-IN O FARRELL, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at 237 Collins street, Melbourne, in the county of Bourke, State of Victoria, and Commonwealth of Australia, journalist, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Stamps more especially intended for dating and receipting accounts, for marking the amounts thereon, and for making a record of the same, of which the following is a specification.

YThe object of my invention is to provide a cheap instrument whereby collectors and others on receipting a bill also record within the instrument the date and the amounts received which record is accessible only to the person duly authorized.

The size of the instrument will depend upon the circumstances surrounding its use. In some cases the instrument may be made to t into a coat pocket or it may be made on a larger scale. The instrument may also be adapted for use as a time recorder or for other or similar purposes when a private record of transactions is desired.

Referring to the drawings which form a part ofl this specification Figure l is a perspective View of my instrument complete looking at the mouth end. Portion has been broken away to show the elevated printing platen. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a marking ring. Fig. 8 is a view of a washer between the marking rings.` Fig.' 4 is an elevation of the opposite end of the instrument to that seen in Fig. l. The door is off. Fig. 5 is a view of the name strips on the underneath side of the vertically sliding disk. Fig. 6 is a perspective view ofI the carrier looking at it from the reverse end of that seenA in Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the vertically sliding disk, showing the overhanging marking wheel' spindle, the longitudinal holding bar, the upper portion of the name strips, the inking ribbon spindles. Fig. 8 is a plan on an enlarged scale of the gear for turning the charging reel spindle.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar or corresponding parts where they occur in the several views z- My invention includes a casing A having a mouth end B, and a doored end C (see Fig. 1) on which is a This door is locked in any well known way and the interior of the instrument is accessible only to authorized persons. Through the rounded top of the casing are ten (l0) more or less, transverse slots D and in its sides are guide slots E. Near each end of the casing and outside the same and commencing about half way down one of the sides may be printed the numerals one (l), two (2), three (3), four (4), live (5), six (6), i

seven (7), eight (8), nine (9), nought (0). These are connected by lines as seen in Fig. 1.- Extending along the bottom of the casing from the mouth end to near the doored end is a mouth F. Beneath this is the bottom' plate G, along the center of which is an elevated printing platen G1 having a wedge shaped entering end. The said bottom plate G is attached-to the casing in any Well known way so that it cannot be disconnected eX- cept from the interior of the instrument. Or it may be integral therewith.

Protruding through the top of the casing is a push rod H. At the top of this is a push button .l between which,

same may be embossed the words QPaid7 .Iones a Company (see Fig. 5). -vertically sliding disk L.

To each side of each name strip is attached spindle O the said, spindles carrying an inked ribbon. The tension upon the said spindles is regulated by tension springs P and linger nuts Q (see Figs. 5 and 7). `From one of these spindles the inked ribbon is unwound and on the other spindle it is Wound up as it is used. The said ribbon passes underneath the embossed letters on the name strips N and over the elevated printing platen Gr1 (Fig. l) hereinbefore alluded to. It be wound up by a similar device to that employed for charging the spindle F1 hereinafter described. Or by hand. These name strips pass down, one each sideof-the said elevated printing platen Gri and print on'the bottom These rise and fall with the plate G, the rings printing on the top of the elevated printing platen G1.

In the vertically sliding disk L is a spindle guide hole R see Fig. 7. At the top of this hole is an enlargement S. Through this enlargement is threaded the markingi ring spindle T. Two opposite flats are filed, oneeach side, in the center'of the said spindle.4 The said spindle slides up and down inside the guide hole R and cannot move either in a rotary or a longitudinal direction. Each overhanging end of the said marking ring spindle T has a flat filed either on its top or bottom. At each end of the said spindle is a linger nut U inside which is a tension spring V to regulate the tension on marking rings hereinafter described. Mounted upon each side of the said overhanging spindle and turning around the same are five (more or less) marking rings W. These are separated from each other by washers X (see Fig. 3). Protruding from the outside of the lower portion of each of the lsaid marking rings are embossed numerals Y and thin flanges, where necessary, to mark the strokes between pounds, shillings, &c. These numerals may include one (l), two (2), three (3), four (4), ve (5), six (6),` seven (7), eight (8), nine (9) nought (0). `Protrud ing from the inside of the lower portion of the said marking rings are also embossed numerals Z. These are identical with the outside numerals and are radially opposite the same. From the ltopof each marking ring protrudes a iinger catch A1, Each vcatch works within a transverse slot D. Instead oi the top of the marking rings being nonelastic they may be constructed of spring steel or other like compressible material.

To the vertically sliding disk L is attached a longitudinal holding bar-B1 (see Fig. 7 j. On to this slides a carrier C1. (See Fig. 6.) rPhe said carrier rises and falls with the vertically sliding disk L. From the bottom oi the carrier protrudes the printing impression strip D1. To one side oi the carrier C1 is `liked one end of the discharging recording roll spindle E1 (see Figs. 4 and 6). The other end is open and upon it is placed a roll of recording paper. this paper can be of any well known character. On the other side of the carrier is attached the rotating charging recording roll spindle F1 to which the end of the paper is attached in any well known way. This recording roll spindle F1 has a linger nutT1 and tension spring U1. On the doored end ot' this spindle F1 is secured a pinion G2 (see Figs. 4 and 8). Into this gears an idle wheel J1 turning upon a stud M1 and retained against the carrier plate K1 by a spring L1. On its Alace is a ratchet toothed clutch N1 (see Fig. 8) engaging with corresponding teeth on a pinion O1. The said pinion turns upon the stud M1 and the teeth are kept engaged by a spring P1 in groove Q1 (see Fig. 8). The pinion O1 engages in a vertical rack R1 Fig. 4t the lower end of which slides into a groove S1 in the bottom plate G.

The cycle of operations is as ollowsr-The person author-ized to inspect the machine places a recording strip in the form of a roll upon the spindles E1 and F1 and also observes that the inking ribbon spindles O have a suitable inking ribbon thereon. then locked and the operator when he wants to receipt an account places it in the mouth F of the instrument. He then moves the finger catches A1 around the top of the casing to such a position that they indicate the date, say the 16/3/6. The numerals 16/3/6 would represent that the payment was made on the sixteenth (16th) of the third (3rd) month oi' one thousand nine hundred and six (1906), or March 16/6. He then places the other finger catches alongside the numerals say, 3/14/6 which signifies that the sum of 3/l4/6 had been collected. Or'iigures to represent dollars may be used. He then presses the push button. This causes the vertically sliding disk to descend and with it descends the carrier upon which is the record receiving strip. The said strip being situated between the printing impression strip D1 and the inside numerals .Z on the marking rings W is marked with the figures above mentioned. The rings are still forced downwardly and descend upon the account above the elevated printing platen G1. Upon the account is then printed the day oi the month, namely The tension regulating the discharge of' The instrument isA the 16/3/6 and the amount of money received. namely. 3/.l-'l/6. With the descent oi the vertically sliding disk there also descends the name strips N. ',lhcsc press upon the bottom plate G and mark the account, say Paid .l'ones & (10."7 hen the operator presses the button J, the pinion O1 descends, and on account oi its gearing with the vertical stationary rack R1 it rotates. The ratchet teeth in the clutch discngage und the wheel J1 therefore remains stationary. On the pressure on the button being removed the pinion O1 :1scends, the ratchet teeth in the clutch engage, und the wheel J1 rotates. This turns the pinion (lL thereby ro tating the charging reel spindle F1 und as thc lutter rotates the record strip is wound around it lea ving a plain portion oi the recording strip below the impression strip D1 ready ior another impression.

Having now described my invention, what l claim us new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is.-

l. In a recording und printing mechanism. :i printing ring having radially. projecting printing characters on both the inside und outside surfaces and two opposed impression members coucting` with both sets ot printingl characters, said impression members being disposed with relation to the ringin a plane radial to suid ring.

2. ln instruments for receipting accounts und for recoi-ding the amounts rcceipted for, verti ly disposed marking rings having radially project ing' inside :1nd out4 side embossed printing characters around the lower por tion thereof, un impression member, :i record receiving strip passing between the inside numerals und the impres sion member. und another impression member' in olmrutivc relation to the outside embossed printingl characters.

3. In instruments for recciptng accounts und for rccording the amounts receiptcd for, u casinglhaving :r mouth at its bottom in which the account lo be receipted is placed, nume strips above said mouth, vertically disposed marking rings above said name strips und huvinlcY radially disposed identical printing characters on both the inside and outside surfaces thereof, u ringer cutch :it the top oi' euch marking ring, und indicatiiu.;- characters at the top of the casing.

4. In instruments for receipting accounts und tor recording the amounts receipted for, a recording strip. spindies for receivingr the same, marking rings having print ing characters embossed inside und near the bottom thereof, a carrier for said spindles, u vertical sliding disk operated by a push button. und a longitudinal holding bur for the spindle carrier attached to the vertical sliding disk.

An instrument for receipting' accounts und for rccording the amounts receipted for consisting o1' u casingY having u mouth at the bottom for receiving the account. to be receipted, an inking ribbon arranged :lhove said :lccount, name strips for marking said account', marking rings having numerals on the outside thereof. u. carrier within said instrument, spindles upon thc carrier, u recA ord receiving strip carried by said spindles. :i push piece actuating said carrier and nume strips, u springr tendingto lift this push piece. and means for rotating.: suid spindles on the return movement: of the push piece.

MICHAEL JOHN OFARRELL.

Witnesses EDWIN PI-IILLIPs, CnCIL F, SLAs'rnR.

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